sudden shower; sudden downpour
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
living alone; solitude; solitary life
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to overflow from something full
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
mountain hamlet; mountain village